ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 27, 2009. The show drew just over 19.3 million average viewers Monday evening.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three with 14.2 and 12.1 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
23,963,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
23,947,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
20,528,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
14,725,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
14,639,000

6
CRIMINAL MINDS 10PM-SP(S)
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,723,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,642,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
13,511,000

9
NCIS 9P-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
12,648,000

10
MENTALIST, THE-10PM SP(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
12,456,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 20, 2009 – April 26, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,335,000

2
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,168,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
1,793,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,710,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS 10PM-SP
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,539,000

6
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,445,000

7
GAME, THE
CW
FRIDAY
1,389,000

8
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
THURSDAY
1,336,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
1,321,000

10
UNIT, THE
CBS
SUNDAY
1,303,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 20, 2009 – April 26, 2009)

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 20, 2009. The show drew just over 20.5 million average viewers Monday evening.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “Rules Of Engagement” ranked second and third with 11.5 and 10.6 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,449,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,368,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,115,000

4
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
1,983,000

5
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,704,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,606,000

7
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,603,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,383,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,354,000

10
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,351,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009 – April 19, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,378,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,114,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,463,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
15,717,000

5
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
15,239,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,027,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,851,000

8
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
13,559,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,385,000

10
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
13,227,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009 – April 19, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS
CBS
MONDAY
2,879,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,269,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,204,000

4
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,010,000

5
PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP
CBS
MONDAY
1,659,000

6
CSI
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,587,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,496,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,493,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,420,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,355,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 6, 2009 – April 12, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
22,976,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
22,813,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,883,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
17,807,000

5
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS(S)
CBS
MONDAY
17,649,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
16,921,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
16,625,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
14,561,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,606,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
MONDAY
13,294,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 6, 2009 – April 12, 2009)

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Monday, April 13, 2009 with approximately 19.5 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 15.0 and 13.4 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
19,463,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
15,027,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,385,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,190,000

5
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
11,603,000

6
24 
FOX
10,864,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
10,057,000

8
SURVIVING SUBURBIA
ABC
9,711,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,596,000

10
MEDIUM
NBC
7,650,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 13.9 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 6, 2009. The show drew just over 19.9 million average viewers Monday night.
CBS’s “NCAA Basketball Championship Special” was the second-ranked program with 17.6 million average viewers while FOX’s “House” rounded out the top three with 13.3 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
19,883,000

2
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS(S)-04/06/2009
CBS
17,649,000

3
HOUSE
FOX
13,294,000

4
PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP(S)-04/06/2009
CBS
12,152,000

5
SURVIVING SUBURBIA
ABC
11,249,000

6
24
FOX
10,958,000

7
CASTLE
ABC
9,029,000

8
MEDIUM
NBC
7,173,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
6,940,000

10
HEROES
NBC
6,109,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 6, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of …